SCUBA 2011

The last time Chris Yon appeared on the Velocity stage, the Minneapolis dancer/choreographer was a wannabe cowpoke in a suburban version of the Wild West, singing and dancing like a schlumpfy Roy Rogers. For his return visit, hes bringing The Very Unlikeliness (Im Going to KILL You!), where his models are Fred Astaire and James Brown, rather than Gene Autrey. Yons non-sequitur movement style, a kind of dorky virtuosity, meshes with these multiple references in a work named with the most romantic title I could think of, he explains. Also part of the touring SCUBA programa joint venture among three dance companies to dive down and discover new talentare Seattleite Amelia Reeber, with a refined version of her 2010 work this is a forgery, and Philadelphias Jamatatu Poe in Flight Attendants. He says he's inspired by hip-hop moves where large explosive movement is confined to small spaces. Check your seat backs and tray tables. SANDRA KURTZ